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Brian Stacy

Seasoned economic researcher with experience leading teams to undertake rigorous research on issues relating to education, labor markets, welfare programs, and development.

Education

Ph.D., Economics

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

2014 - 2009

  • Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Applied Econometrics
  • University Distinguished Fellowship

M.S., Economics

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

2013 - 2009

  • Labor Economics, Economics of Education, Applied Econometrics
  • University Distinguished Fellowship

B.S., Economics (minor Mathematics)

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

2009 - 2005

  • Summa Cum Laude

Selected Positions

Quantitative Lead

Global Education Policy Dashboard project

World Bank Group

Current - 2019

  • Led psychometric analysis of survey instruments, power calculation, sampling, data cleaning, and analysis of results for the Global Education Policy Dashboard project.
  • Developed GEPD data explorer Shiny R application
  • Member of the Education Analytics team that produced the numbers for the Learning Poverty initiative at the World Bank

Economist

Food Economics Division

USDA Economic Research Service

2019 - 2015

  • Economist studying the relationship between SNAP participation and work
  • Linked millions of SNAP administrative records on participation to Census Bureau surveys (ACS, CPS, SIPP) as part of initiative to link administrative records

Consultant

Service Delivery Indicators team

World Bank Group

2015 - 2014

  • Analyzed data and authored reports and journal articles on education service delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa

Selected Writing

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Economy: New Estimates of the SNAP Multiplier

ERS Economic Research Report

N/A

2019

  • Authored with Pat Canning.
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Does the Precision and Stability of Value-Added Estimates of Teacher Performance Depend on the Types of Students They Serve?

Economics of Education Review

N/A

2018

  • Authored with Cassie Guarino and Jeff Wooldridge.
  • Google Scholar citations: 24
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Enrollment without Learning: Teacher Effort, Knowledge, and Skill in Primary Schools in Africa

Journal of Economic Perspectives

N/A

2017

  • Authored with with Tessa Bold, Deon Filmer, Gayle Martin, Ezequiel Molina, Christophe Rockmore, Jakob Svensson, and Waly Wane.
  • Google Scholar citations: 72
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What Do Teachers Know and Do? Does it Matter? Evidence from Primary Schools in Africa

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper

N/A

2017

  • Authored with with Tessa Bold, Deon Filmer, Gayle Martin, Ezequiel Molina, Christophe Rockmore, Jakob Svensson, and Waly Wane.
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Evaluating Specification Tests in the Context of Value-Added Estimation

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

N/A

2015

  • Authored with Cassie Guarino and Jeff Wooldridge.
  • Google Scholar citations: 16
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A Comparison of Growth Percentile and Value-Added Models of Teacher Performance

Statistics and Public Policy

N/A

2015

  • Authored with Cassie Guarino and Jeff Wooldridge.
  • Google Scholar citations: 48
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